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From: markz@ssc.UUCP (Mark Zenier)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Radar gun zapper: fact or fiction?
Message-ID: <348@ssc.UUCP>
Date: 31 Dec 89 21:02:18 GMT
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In article <1989Dec30.221555.29156@utzoo.uucp>, henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
> In article <10781@attctc.Dallas.TX.US> sampson@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Steve Sampson) writes:
> >... By the way, the next issue of Radio-Electronics claims to have
> >a radar detector tester.  Oh no...  These will invariably end up on the
> >turnpike and freeways with the mental midgets turning them on at various times
> >to watch your radar detector lights...
> 
> With any luck the thing will have a sufficiently short range that this won't
> work.  

I got my copy on friday.  A MRF901 oscillator at a claimed 1169.44 Mhz with
the 9th harmonic of 10.525 Ghz, Using a PC board tuned circuit.  (Yea sure)
The claimed range is 12 feet.  I'm surprised they didn't publish this in April.

> I think the FCC might object otherwise.  

That never stopped Radio Electronics.  The fuss that got raised after their
article on a UHF channel transmitter for home video cameras was amusing.

markz@ssc.uucp